NovaStar MCTRL660 User Manual

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M3 Controller MCTRL660 User Manual

Document number: NOVA2013-MCTRL660-HB-01

Version: V1.2.0

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1 Overview

MCTRL660, NovaStar's latest independent master control, is mainly applied to screen leasing. It

adopts an innovative architecture to implement smart configuration; the screen debugging can

be completed within 30 seconds. It adopts the Nova G4 engine; the screen is stable and flicker

free without scanning lines; the images are exquisite and have a good sense of depth. It supports

Nova's new-generation point-by-point correction technology; the correction is fast and efficient.

It can implement white balance calibration and color gamut mapping based on different features

of LEDs used by screens to ensure reproduction of true colors. It is the only control system

supporting the input of 12-bit high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and high-bandwidth

digital content protection (HDCP) in China. It supports screen configuration at any time without a

computer. It supports manual adjustment of the screen brightness, which is convenient and

efficient. These features satisfy the special needs of screen leasing to the maximum extent.

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2 Product Appearance and Interfaces

Operation screen:

A. Indicate access of a video source on the

HDMI. It blinks in the case of no video

source input.

B. Indicate that the machine is in the master

mode.

C. Indicate that the resolution is 1920 pixels x

1080 pixels and that the frame frequency

is 60 Hz.

D. Indicate that the current brightness of the

screen is 50%.

E. Indicate that network interface 2 has

loads.

PWR: Indicate the power indicator.

RUN: Indicate equipment running indicator

1. It blinks quickly when no video source is

available and blinks normally when a video

source is available. when the redundancy

works, the indicator fades gradually.

STA: Indicate equipment running indicator 2.

It is steady on when the equipment runs

normally and blinks during authorization.

Button: Press the button to enter the option

and rotate the button to conduct selection or

adjustment.

: exit from the current operation or

option.

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3 Operation Instructions

All operations on the MCTRL660 are implemented through the button and return key.

Button: Press the button to enter a menu. After entry into a menu, rotate the button to adjust the value or

select a submenu.

Return key: Press the return key to exit from the current menu or operation.

DVI OUT : Indicate the digital visual interface

(DVI) output interface.

DVI IN : Indicate the DVI input interface.

OUT1-OUT2 : Indicates output by four network

interfaces.

HDMI OUT: Indicate the HDMI output interface.

HDMI IN : Indicate the HDMI input interface.

TO PC : Indicate the interface for connecting the

computer.

AUDIO : Indicate the audio input interface.

UART IN : Indicate the cascading input interface of

serial ports.

UART OUT: Indicate the cascading output

interface of serial ports.

AC-100-240V-50/60HZ: Indicate the AC power

interface.

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4 Procedure

4.1 Step 1: Connecting the Hardware

Connect the hardware by referring to the interface description in Chapter 2.

4.2 Step 2: Screen Configuration

1) The screen being power-on, if the cabinet is in normal display, enter into step 2); if the cabinet is

in abnormal display, first load the cabinet file, and fix it to the receiving card; see detailed

operation in 4.5 Advanced Setting 。

2) Return to the “Screen Configuration” submenu. Rotate the button to switch to submenus of

other options respectively to perform configurations, as shown in the following figures:

a) Set Cabinet Row Num and Cabinet Col Num according to the actual situation of the

screen.

b) Set Cabinet Out1 Num. The device has some limitations on the cabinet quantity of

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network interfaces. For details, see precautions for screen setting i).

c) Set the alignment of the screen. Pay attention to precautions for screen setting iii), iv) and v)

below.

d) Set the resolution of the video source.

Precautions for screen setting:

i. If the number of network interfaces with

loads is n (n≤4), the first n-1 network

interfaces must have the same number of

cabinets, which must also be an integral

multiple of the number of cabinet rows or

columns and be greater than or equal to

the number of cabinets for the nth

network interface.

Example:

For example, if network interface 1, network interface

2, network interface 3 have loads, network interface

1 and network interface 2 must have the same

number of cabinets, which must also be an integral

multiple of the number of cabinet rows or columns.

Therefore, you need only to set cabinet out1 num

according to the actual situation when setting the

screen. The number of receiving cards for network

interface 3 must be smaller than or equal to cabinet

out1 num

ii. In the case of special-shaped cabinets, different cabinet sizes and special-shaped screen, the

NovaLCT-Mars software is required to be connected to configure the screen.

iii. During connection setting, you can rotate the button to see the effects of different connections on

the screen in real time. If you are satisfied with the connection, you must press the button to save

the setting. You can press the return key to exit from the current operation.

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